Matt Byrnes, Rowan University
Senior, Forward
Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest

Byrnes earns NJAC Player of the Week honors for the fourth time this season and the second consecutive week after averaging 26.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week of conference play for the Profs. He opened the week by tallying 20 points, four rebounds, and two assists in a 68-62 come-from-behind NJAC victory over TCNJ. He wrapped up the week by posting a game-high 32 points along with six rebounds in Rowan’s 101-98 double-overtime loss to Ramapo. Byrnes appeared to send the game to a third overtime period after hitting a game-tying three-point field goal in the closing seconds of the second overtime, but Ramapo won the game on its final possession with a Tim Wesley three-point shot at the buzzer. Byrnes currently leads the NJAC in scoring with an average of 24.0 points per game.

Ahmad Hassan, Ramapo College
Freshman, Guard
Edgewater, NJ/Leonia

Hassan earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after averaging 21.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week of conference play for the Roadrunners. He first tallied 15 points, four rebounds, and three assists in a NJAC defeat to William Paterson. He wrapped up the week by posting a career-high 27 points, while adding three rebounds, three steals, and two assists in Ramapo’s 101-98 NJAC road win at Rowan. Hassan currently ranks eighth in the NJAC in steals with an average of 1.75 per game.